desktop toy box
Souptoys is a unique toy box for your desktop that includes 100 interactive desktop items that can be used to effectively waste your spare time or to keep kids entertained for hours. Simply drag an item out of the toy box and interact with it by throwing, pushing, stacking or other means. Each item will behave according to the laws of physics. You can use basketballs, robots, wooden blocks, cannons, flying bees, magnets, pirate ships, guide rails, gear wheels and many other items to create chain reactions, complex machines or to build a castle and blow it to pieces with your canon. Souptoys allows you to save your creations as playsets and also includes dozens of sample playsets that you can use for inspiration. Designed for kids 5-12, but fun for everyone who has too much spare time on their hands.
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I originally downloaded this a long time ago for my kids, of course, I ended up using it more than they did at that point. I have since introduced this to a lot of other people for their kids as well and as long as you have semi decent graphics you should be able to run this without a hitch.
Even though some of my kids are older, they still enjoy messing around with this and yes, so do I from time to time. It's one of those things that everyone can enjoy which makes it great.
I suggest children of all ages try this ;)
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This game is a lot of fun for nearly all ages. You can just "mess around" and play with stuff, or you can get creative and set up intricate domino-effect type arrangements. Very easy to use and intuitive. The one downfall is the file size--but the program is large because it is awesome! Might freeze a slower computer if you get too carried away with all the goodies, though.
If you're looking for something for fun, Souptoys is worth a try!
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